Description: The plant vacuole is a unique organelle that allows plant cells to grow to large sizes. This book provides an overview of the current state of knowledge of the plant vacuole, including its many functions in the cell. The book includes the benefits of having a vacuole, the types of solutes that are found in vacuoles, and how their concentrations are regulated. Chapters focus on vacuole transport systems, vacuole formation, and the role of the vacuole in plant senescence and plant defense. This volume, with contributions from experts in the field, will be useful to plant researchers from a variety of fields.

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